New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
GOOD POINTS FOR DR. SMITH.
STRONG TESTIMONY IN HIS FAVOR.
m COULD Nor BE APPROACHED FOR TIE PURPOSE
OF SECURING HIS INFLUENCE.

OF SECURING HIS INBLuENCE.
Interest in the rag dlsnfccHng case before Justice
lneyabam increases - the suit draws toward end
The defence continued the examination OF witnesses
yesterday morning. but mot before Mr.. Cochran,
counsel for Lockwood & McClintock had called for
Weber Parker, the inventor Of the new system Of
disinfection and the used by the NewYork Paper
and Reg Disinfectng Company tor purifying rags.
Mr. Parker was not In the courtroom and a messenger
was sent to find him While be was gone the detence
called August zaubts the maker Of the promoter the
instrument used by the company for testing the tenn
peraturc Of tho bales The witness testified that the
instrument correctly registered tho temperature and
that he present when test made on bale OF
rags and that $500 Farcnheit was shown BE, how
ever did not see moro than ons hollow tube screw
that was forced into the bales This Is an important
point sno the defence called Mr. Looms the engineer
rs. and sometimes Ave accord
lag 10 the size Of the bale.
The plaintiffs now called Augustine Smith, an old
man and dealer in rags who had purchased some OF
the that were supposed to come on the vglante
Hrs testimony intended to identify the bales that
we're now in court e beng portion OF that cargo
other rag dealer followed and he also tailed to iden
tity the bales. the odor from winch made even Mr..
COssn ,h s After sS Mr. SeodpsG
Frank n. Smith. clerk In firm that handled many
OF the visantss rags, va: . sailed He frequently
ss AZ: ss:: ''s
DM ssa@ins q ihe ssIes .er they came out Of
GD1 NJ e and any Of the holes made in the bales
~Hox many dia you nnd nth holes ini A.-rwentyhve
o~HOv many holes could you find in ballet A.-only
Owes that easily discovered A--No: we sometimes
looked for and found 1t alter pokinS around with cur
a" the
s e ss s. s ss1
J
his RDo"is si time TOOK to disiDisct bale Of
and sei length q time that Ss any
Mr. iSSS, ,sS x 70 TIC na
members Of the Jury now loft their seats and they tried o
d Es ~ ana Ts
@ the Ss Ts Ss s top scs
the bale contracted after being subjected the extreme
heat removing all traces Of having been operated upon
the minute book and ledger Of the dsuiect
ing company. Mr. Cochran seized the books aud be-
mno With the Company when
End s naS S sS
y, Goodrich began the examination OF the witness as
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.r9 Iss! en NM Mn s'00K nf'' ''''0 UNDO 'A"u
Ifs whom We. the stock issusdi ToHony Blockmaun
share. . to Mr.
Mr. CocfrsnLcok certincats No 10 Thus is intended
o~Whss date does that bear A.-Janu1ry 2s.
Q-To whom was NO ~ issueoI A-To george How
a~nd he other block Of STOCK went to whom George
Simpson. w.
0Wss any OF that stock issued to DR. Smith A-No sir
Arc there other shares issued 20 persons besides
tosc nssc s m,nuss on v"u oot ehowinc that tho
latter visited DIT get
the enterprisei
Jointly being Irrelevant and immatersl Mr. Cochran
the ~ cyan,iSation ' AN 'N '-- ''''A ~ N"'""'
o-when did ron become acquainted with DIR. Smith A..
At the Of the machine In Csntrost
Q-Where you binf Am run
Mug to station Isiand- = -
ron send another man to SEQ him for the same pur
posei Al Old
At the tsot made y Mr. bartlett al the Baltic stores